Axillofemoral Bypass to Treat Severe Heart Failure Caused by Takayasu's Arteritis

Takayasu's arteritis is an inflammatory vasculitis that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. Involvement of the thoracic and abdominal aortas, although rare, causes marked hypertension and may lead to severe heart failure. We report the improvement of cardiac function after axill...

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Autores principales: Bang, Ji Hyun, Kim, Jong Wook, Jung, Sung-Ho, Lim, Ju Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22500284
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.2.124

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